FSML Upgrade of Electrical Distribution System at Archbold Biological Station

Archbold 生物站配电系统 FSML 升级

• 批准号: 0627293
• 负责人: Hilary Swain
• 金额: $ 23.75万
• 依托单位: Archbold Expeditions, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-10-01 至 2008-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0627293&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: FSML; Upgrade; Electrical; Distribution; System

This award provides funding for improvements in electrical supply and internet access at the Archbold Biological Station, a not-for-profit research institution dedicated to long-term ecological research. Archbold owns and manages a 3,653-ha globally significant scrub preserve located in the Lake Wales Ridge, central Florida, one of the most distinctive natural ecosystems in the US. Research at the station emphasizes population and conservation biology, fire ecology, and demographic shifts in rare and endemic species. In the last 5 years, Archbold has been used heavily for research and education by scientists (16,652 use days), for research training of graduates and undergraduates (115 students), by visiting college classes (864 use days) and for an active K-12 program (10,921 K-12 visits). A 2004 capital infrastructure planning process identified the upgrade of the Station's electrical distribution system as critical to future expansion of facilities. Four major hurricanes in the last 18 months, with concomitant power outages have emphasized the needs to be addressed with this award. The electrical distribution system to be improved services administration offices, reference collections, GIS lab, visitor offices, conference room, auditorium, animal house, fire/other equipment caches, Maintenance Shop, weather station, Water Tower, Pump House and Deep Well Pump, and seven residential visitor cottages. The upgrade includes distribution cables in conduit, cut-off boxes and new breaker panels. The improvements are expected to reduce power surges, brown outs and other power variation which damages sensitive electronic equipment. The new conduits will be used to extend optical fiber to 2 remote campus buildings that will then be able to serve as wireless access points for internet service. Archbold conducts education programs that disseminate research results directly and involve students (K-12 and beyond) in the process of science. Public outreach includes guided tours, a Nature Trail, and public seminars. Research results are also disseminated to the public via a website, which is rich in science content but includes many pages focused on public education.

该奖项为Archbold Biological Station的电气供应和互联网访问的改善提供了资金，Archbold Biological Station是一家致力于长期生态研究的非营利性研究机构。 Archbold拥有并管理一个位于佛罗里达州中部威尔士山脊的3,653 ha全球磨砂膏保护区，这是美国最独特的自然生态系统之一。该站的研究强调了稀有和特有物种的人口和保护生物学，火灾生态学和人口统计学变化。在过去的5年中，科学家（16,652天）大量使用Archbold将其用于研究和教育，用于毕业生和本科生（115名学生）的研究培训，通过访问大学课程（864个使用天）和活跃的K-12计划（10,921 K-12访问）。 2004年的资本基础设施计划过程确定该电台电气配电系统的升级对于设施的未来扩展至关重要。在过去的18个月中，有四个重大的飓风伴随着停电，这强调了该奖项需要解决的需要。电气配电系统将改善服务管理局，参考收集，GIS实验室，访客办公室，会议室，礼堂，动物屋，消防/其他设备卡车，维护店，气象站，水塔，水塔，泵房和深井泵以及七个住宅访客小屋。升级包括导管中的配电电缆，截止箱和新的断路器面板。预计这些改进将减少功率激增，褐色效果和其他功率变化，从而损害敏感的电子设备。 新的导管将用于将光纤扩展到2座远程校园建筑，然后能够充当互联网服务的无线访问点。 Archbold开展了教育计划，以直接传播研究结果，并使学生（K-12及以后）参与科学过程。公共宣传包括导游，自然步道和公共研讨会。研究结果还通过网站传播给公众，该网站丰富了科学内容，但包括许多专注于公共教育的页面。